About the Coach
Colin Bathory
Head Coach, Men's Lacrosse
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041
610-896-1343
cbathory@haverford.edu
Following a national search, Haverford College Director of Athletics Wendy Smith ’87 announced the promotion of Colin Bathory ’99 to head coach of the men’s lacrosse program in August 2009. Bathory had served as the recruiting coordinator and top assistant since the 2006 season helping guide the Fords to a 42-21 cumulative mark, a Centennial Conference regular season crown (2009), and a pair of NCAA tournament appearances (2008, 2009).
Prior to his arrival on the Haverford sidelines, Bathory served as the head coach for two years at Plano East High School in Texas where his team reached the semifinals and finals in the Division II Texas state championship tournament. Before heading to Texas, Bathory was an assistant coach at Hampden-Sydney (Va.) College where he helped lead the Tigers to a quarterfinal appearance in the NCAA Division III national tournament. He also coached the Auburn (Ala.) University club team for one season (2002) and was an assistant with the Shipley School (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) for two years (2000-2001).
Bathory earned a degree in Growth and Structure of Cities from Bryn Mawr College through Haverford’s cooperative program with Bryn Mawr. On the playing field, he was a four-year letterwinner on the Fords' lacrosse team and accumulated 305 ground balls which is third-most in program history while his 115 career points ranks 19th all-time. He received the athletic department’s Varsity Club Award following his senior year and earned the team’s “Swan” (senior contributions) and “Gopher” (100+ ground balls) awards in ’99.